Food touches everything important to people: it
marks social differences and strengthens social bonds. But food
can signify very different things from table to table.

Food and Culture takes a global look at
the social, symbolic, and political-economic roles of what - and
how - we eat. The selections examine some of the meanings of food
and eating across cultures, with particular attention to how men
and women define themselves differently through their foodways.
Articles reveal how food habits and beliefs both present a
microcosm of any culture and also contribute to our understanding
of human behavior. Crossing many disciplinary boundaries, Food
and Culture includes the perspectives of anthropology,
history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology.

Table of Contents

Foreword from The Gastronomical Me by M.F.K. Fisher

Introduction to the Second Edition by Carole Counihan and Penny Van Esterik